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I think your skepticism doesn't go far enough. The fact that charity organizations are given holy status and exempted from skepticism actually gives greedy indi
by bheadmaster 4y ago
I think your skepticism doesn't go far enough. The fact that charity organizations are given holy status and exempted from skepticism actually gives greedy individuals more incentive to use them as a cover for money-grabbing schemes. The same reason Vatican is also a hotspot of corruption and crime.
> To insist on principle without looking at how things are seems to be a disingenuous armchair philosophizing, rather than a desire to do any good.
To insist that greed is not a powerful human motivator, much more powerful than altruism, is being naive.
- yboris 4y agoI just have one question - have you looked at GiveWell and the type of work they are doing, or are you armchair philosophizing?
- bheadmaster 4y agoThat is a loaded question and I will not answer it, as it demonstrates that you're discussing this in bad faith. You are implying that, if I haven't looked at the website you linked, I must be "armchair philosophizing" - there's no third option. If you rephrase that question without the false dichotomy, and preferably with an explanation what exact difference does it make whether or not I looked, I'll be glad to answer it.